Customers have good things to say about the ease of use and setup of the Solar Charger for Ring Video Doorbell 2, noting that it works well with sufficient sunlight. However, many customers reported issues with the battery life and charging capabilities of the product. Some also experienced difficulties with installation and the solar panel itself.
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Pros mentioned:
Sunlight
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
waste of money
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This does not work. Without charger I use 15 percent to 20 percent battery over week, 2 weeks recorded. With this recorded use 50/53 percent battery. Tried for a month and its worthless. I have direct Florida sun. The problem is that the charger causes the blue charge ring to activate and uses more power than it produces, Couldn't find any way to turn blue charge ring off. No useful instructions included. I have a ring one. Gets one star for looks.
This review is from Wasserstein - Solar Charger for Ring Video Doorbell - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Wasserstein Team
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Hi,
We’re sorry to hear about your experience with the product and we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. We’re here to assist you with your concern. Please get in touch with us via email and we will resolve the issue.
Best regards, Your Wasserstein Customer Service Champions
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Doesn't work
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It didn't work and end up ordering it through ring.com. Ring said because it's from a third party
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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We’re sorry to hear about your experience with the product and we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. We’re here to assist you with your concern. Please get in touch with us via email and we will resolve the issue.
Best regards, Your Wasserstein Customer Service Champions
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Cons mentioned:
Battery life, Charging
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
The Ring has provide a sense of security
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It was easy to install and setup and the neighborhood part of it keeps you on point as to were any security issue is in a 3-mile radius or however far you set up the service. The lens gives a clear image at all times.
The only problem you have to keep unplugging to recharge the battery. I brought the solar battery and connect it to the unit but on cloudy days it does not keep the battery charged, so you must disconnect and charged it manually.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sunlight
Cons mentioned:
Installation
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
NICE SOLAR CHARGER
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
GREAT SOLAR CHARGER IF YOU HAVE DIRECT SUNLIGHT. THE INSTALLATION ON THE WALL WAS A BIT TRYING TO PUT UP. OVERALL, IF YOU HAVE GOOD SUNLIGHT, THIS IS FOR YOU.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sunlight
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Fits on the original ring door bell
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Was able to connect in under 15 minutes. However, this did not work well for me. I an more sure if it is because the sun was not hitting the panel. The panel requires 3 to 4 hours of direct sunlight to work properly. If your going to have direct sunlight it should work well.
This review is from Wasserstein - Solar Charger for Ring Video Doorbell - Black
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Sunlight
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good product
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
easy to install. Works with ring camera easily. Needs lots of sunlight.
This review is from Wasserstein - Solar Charger for Ring Video Doorbell - Black
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sunlight
Cons mentioned:
Charging
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Its ok.
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Trickle charges, so it charges slow. Needs lots of sunlight to charge.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Keeps my battery charged on Doorbell 3 pro
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I did have to remove the Ring battery once in the past month to recharge it. Did that overnight.
I bought the solar charger because running a wire would be very difficult.
The Ring is on my front porch under an overhang so it never gets direct sunlight.
Installation was easy.
This review is from Wasserstein - Solar Charger for Ring Video Doorbell - Black
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Battery life, Charging
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
does charge as expected
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Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It does not charge very well. Still have to charge my ring every 5 to 6 days. The plug has already come apart. Hard to make Ring stay on charger
This review is from Wasserstein - Solar Charger for Ring Video Doorbell - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Still testing.
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
My ring camera died while being hooked up to this. Not sure if the suns not hitting it or what. I recharged my ring and tried again. We’ll see how long it last this time!. Wider than the stock mounting part so you may need to move it over some!
This review is from Wasserstein - Solar Charger for Ring Video Doorbell - Black
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Not so great
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I purchased this for my Ring Doorbell 2, but I honestly don't see any difference.
I'm very hopeful for this to make a difference.
IF my findings changes I will update this review.l
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Doesn’t keep battery charged.
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It doesn’t keep the battery fully charged. It helps that battery charge last longer but seems unable to keep it at 100%. It’s really not worth it if I have to change batteries anyway.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Not to happy
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It works when it wants to.
I’ve had a lot of cloudy days in my area and a lot of rain since buying so it doesn’t get to charge it that often
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Charging
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Not so great
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It didn't work very well because our Ring is under the gutter eaves. And now it's too late to return it.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Solar charger
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Doesn’t work very well, I don’t know if I am not getting enough sun where it is located, but it doesn’t hold a charge very well.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
It’s alright
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It’s alright but I guess my porch is not getting a lot of sun for this thing to keep my doorbell charged.
This review is from Wasserstein - Solar Charger for Ring Video Doorbell - Black
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Battery life, Solar panel
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Would not recommend
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Does not work I have had it set up, the battery drains just the same and it dose not charge at all. The solar piece does not work
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Wasserstein Team
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Hi,
We’re sorry to hear about your experience with the product and we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. We’re here to assist you with your concern. Please get in touch with us via email and we will resolve the issue.
Best regards, Your Wasserstein Customer Service Champions
Cons mentioned:
Battery life, Charging
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Bad Product
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The battery went dead faster with this product installed The light on the front blinks when charging but it charged so slow that it causes the battery to drain
This review is from Wasserstein - Solar Charger for Ring Video Doorbell - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Wasserstein Team
Posted .
Hi,
We’re sorry to hear about your experience with the product and we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. We’re here to assist you with your concern. Please get in touch with us via email and we will resolve the issue.
Best regards, Your Wasserstein Customer Service Champions
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
it's not working all that well
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I've yet to see it keep my doorbell charge. I always have to take it off about every 10 days to charge the camera. Ring said its chaging so why must I take it off to fully charge it?
This review is from Wasserstein - Solar Charger for Ring Video Doorbell - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Product received had damaged solar panels
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Really wanted this product but when I received all of the solar panels were damaged so I returned to the store. Now its sold out so I can't even order a replacement....really disappointed overall.